Before you dive into prototyping your product idea, think carefully about your goals -- WHY are you developing this prototype?
Often we prototype to:
- Explain and inspire - by showing and sharing our vision
- Explore - by building, developing, and thinking through the opportunities and challenges that emerge
- Test - by testing and refining solutions with users
As you consider what type of prototype to build, think about how you prototype can be used to:
- Learn
- Solve disagreements
- Start a conversation
- Fail quickly and cheaply
- Test specific features and chunks of a larger idea
Here's an overview and tips on how to use many prototyping methods from the d.school Bootcamp Bootleg:
